In McBride’s National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird, we follow Henry, a slave boy who is picked up by passionate abolitionist John Brown, as he moves throughout the Midwest fighting slavery. But due to a mix-up at the beginning, Henry has to pose as a girl named Henrietta to survive. McBride’s sweeping novel is brilliantly satirical, darkly humorous and will force readers to question everything.
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In McBride’s National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird, we follow Henry, a slave boy who is picked up by passionate abolitionist John Brown, as he moves throughout the Midwest fighting slavery. But due to a mix-up at the beginning, Henry has to pose as a girl named Henrietta to survive. McBride’s sweeping novel is brilliantly satirical, darkly humorous and will force readers to question everything.
Let us know what you think of The Good Lord Bird here.